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This was definitely a slower burner in terms of likability for me. Don't know what it was, but the first few eps just didn't hit right for me. The pacing of everything was good, but for some reason it felt like the story was moving too fast too quick, no time to breathe. It probably had to do with San's attitude. It was terrible in the start, and I just didn't vibe with it. But as I kept watching, the man grew on me. I keep forgetting he's like 100 years old and has a narrow minded view of the world. And once I got that through my head, it was more enjoyable. His gradual progression in falling in love with Vee had me frustrated and had me kicking my feet, and once this man figured out that, yes, he is very much in love, HE WAS LOCKED IN. MAN WAS TIED, BINDED, AND DID NOT CARE FOR ANYONE. Even when the other "Miss Vad" came into play. He was legit willing to give up his life, and that last ep had me in tears. Istg this show made me tear up in ways i did not think possible. DuaoOffroad did such a fantastic job, and their acting have definitely improved compared to Love in Translation. They're so fucking sweet I can't, and I'm so gald they got their happy ending. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WAR IF THEY DIDN'T.

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Sometimes you just need a cute BL to get through the day

I honestly wasn't expecting this to be as good as it was. Sometimes you just need something cute, sweet and fluffy to get you through the day, and this was 100% it. Diew is the biggest cutie patootie to ever exist. Istg, every time he smiles I just feel the need to clutch my heart cuz of the cuteness overload. That smile is a lethal weapon, I tell you. Can stop wars, I say. And don't even get me started on how relatable Diew was man. He hit too close to home. Him being terrified of being himself was something I related to too much, and the awkwardness in his interactions with people got be gritting my teeth cuz I could see myself in him.

And God has officially entered the list of greenest of green flags to ever green. He's actually such a teddy man. Those muscular arms but actually the biggest softie. AND he can play the drums like a god? Yeah, Diew is one lucky man. This was just a feel good show, and the amount of times I had to pause my screen to screech and squeal cuz of the cuteness is uncountable. They have to be the cutest couple ever and they didn't even start dating when it all began. AND THAT CONFESSION?? OMFG THAT CONFESSION!!!! HANDS DOWN THAT HAD TO BE THE SMOOTHEST AND BEST CONFESSION I'VE SEEN IN BLS. TELL ME SOMETHING THAT CAN TOP THAT! I'LL WAIT!!!!

But then ep 11 happened...

I'm sorry, BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FEEL GOOD SHOW??? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CUTIES??? That entire scene actually got me to nearly cry. They both had their reasons so I couldn't pick a side, but the moment they start wiping each others tears????? I LOST IT!! AND THEN GOD LISTING ALL THE THINGS HE LIKES ABOUT DIEW??? MOTHER, PREPARE MY FUNERAL!! They're such a healthy couple I can't. They're new to love, love and appreciate everything about one another, and are afraid their flaws will ruin the relationship. And watching them learn to grow from that was honestly so beautiful and heart-warming. Because that's what young love is at the end of the day, learning and growing. I just can't believe how much I love these two.

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When life is beautiful, but also the most tragic thing you'll ever witness

I spent close to 10 hours crying over this drama. My head hurt, my eyes were sore, I couldn’t breathe properly because my nose was blocked, and I got severely dehydrated. I want compensation for emotional damages and fees payed for the lasting scars this show has left me with. Right when I thought I had caught a break from crying, and that I had nothing left to cry, more tears would just roll down.

Everything about this show broke me in multiple different fragments, and the two scenes where his best friend broke down had to be the ones to emotionally scar me forever. Nothing can convince me this isn't a remake of Hour of My Life, and I'm so glad they didn't follow the "senior dates ex girlfriend" plot beat. And many other small changes that I really appreciated. Guang Pu is taken so I can't have him, therefore I'm taking the Leader for myself. How this man is single is beyond me. He had to be the most amazing, caring, loving person ever. The lengths he went through for Tuo was so endearing and heart-warming. He's the legit the father Tuo wished he could have had. My heart belongs to him.

And my girl Zhi Qu. I would kiss her if I could. She is an angel in human form. The kindest soul this earth had seen. Both of them are, and that is why heaven matched them. And that is also why this show is so heart-breaking. Because it's the most gentlest and kindest people going through so much and you ask yourself "what did they do to deserve this," only to remember seconds later that people will only pick the prettiest flowers. All the actors did such a fantastic job in this, and biggest shout out to Lin Yi because he went above and beyond to make Tuo's character come to live. I hope he's happy, because I'm never recovering from the emotional trauma this show as caused me.

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Woman empowerment and girls supporting girls

I thought I was going to get a feel-good, wholesome family drama. What I actually got was woman empowerment, buckets of tears and heart-ache, interstate and familial politics, and one of the cutest couples ever. Istg this drama made me cry in the most unexpected of time, and the absolute emotional wreck I was in when Hao Jia tried to kill herself. I'm just so glad my girl got to leave that toxic environment and was able to live her own life. Li Wei's character development had to be the best things ever, you wouldn't even recognise her as the girl from the start of the show. Yin Zheng being the biggest green flag ever, and him and the 5th and 3rd prince are my favourite trio of brothers. I needed them three on screen more cuz I just loved their shenanigans. 5th prince and his wife were my second favourite couple, and I was legit rooting for them since the start of the show. I'm a sucker for that kind of dynamic. Especially when the 5th prince kept "protecting" his wife despite knowing he'd fail, and his wife just being so adored by it. I just wish we got to see more of the 7th prince and his wife. Those two need the justice they deserve cuz their shenanigans/ daily lives would have been so interesting to watch.

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ML carried this show

BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!


I love Shen Du!!! Omfg I didn't know I would love his character so much, but I love him. He's such a well written character, and every scene with him talking to his family in the memorial room was absolutely magnificent. Episode 8 was the best ep out of the whole show. Shen Du in his family's memorial room and giving his monologue about getting justice for his family, and the small snippet of him denouncing his father, despite not wanting to, was so heart breaking. Ding Yu Xi's performance, the music, the cinematography was absolutely marvellous! I will legit go back just to watch that whole episode. And then episode 39 where he was asking Queen Dowager for justice and it being paralleled to him denouncing his father was chilling. I had goosebumps. Then that final bow in the memorial room with the ost and lighting... I WANT IT FRAMED TO MY ROOM. THAT FUCKING SCENE HAD ME.

And now... all that being said, things that I DID NOT LIKE about this drama:

- The stupid divorce. The divorce bought down my enjoyment by a lot, if I'm being honest. They could have pretended. And them still "hating" each other despite the big bag being defeated was so stupid. Yall had something great, only to mess it up into something good because of this one decision.

- Shen Du's character being regressed to a loser at the end when he tried to win the FL lead back. That was so stupid.
- The one guy that trying to hit on a married woman!! Bro, why do we always have characters like this in shows? They're married, LEAVE THEM ALONE!!

- ChuiChui... my girl... why did it take you a whole kidnapping to finally tell your bestie who the masked guy was? And she could have easily pretended to marry the guy and then back stabbed him. The dude was so delulu it wasn't even funny, he wouldn't even have noticed.

- The FL. I love Yan LiuNiang, I really do. The scene where she used ML's blood to sign off the divorce was epic. But this girl cannot keep herself out of dangerous situations. Legit started to roll my eyes every time she got kidnapped or ended up in a situation that needed the ML to save her.

Overall, it was a good experience, and I would most definitely rewatch this up until the divorce, then skip to the end where Shen Du finally got his justice. The editing at times at the start was kinda jarring for me, but luckily it didn't persist through the whole show. Either that, or I just got accustomed to it. And it was lowkey slow for me at the start, but it definitely picked up after a couple of eps. But I do feel like this is one of those shows that you either like, or you don't vibe with it. So give it try!!

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Zhuang Xu count your fucking days.

One thing about men is their audacity. And Zhuang Xu is that man. I want to run him over, reverse, then do it again at least ten times. I thought I had met annoying second leads before, but my god, Zhuang Xu made me wanna rip out my hair more times than humanly possible. I swear to god, I’m so glad I didn’t have to see him so much after they graduated, cuz if I had to, I might have actually dropped his show. I can’t stand him. I genuinely can’t. I don’t care what your issues are, what you’re struggling with, or what you’re dealing with, STOP FUCKING PROJECTING YOUR PROBLEMS ONTO THE MAIN GIRL.

This man reeks of insecurity, and he makes it OUR fucking problem. FUCK OFF. Usually, I don’t care about second leads; even more rarely, I fall for them, but this guy. This bloody guy. He makes my blood boil. He would just be standing there like a nob, and I would still feel myself getting annoyed. How the fuck were there THREE girls interested in him? THREE?! And the fact that our main girl was still hung on him after like a year?! GIRL PLS, WAKE UP WTF!!

People are right when they say men will do anything but take accountability and go to therapy. And add that with their fucking audacity, and they are insufferable. I knew this guy was going to be a problem the moment he called Xiguang pathetic for apparently “leeching off her parents”. His words, not mine. The moment I heard that, I knew this guy was for the fucking streets. Like, why are you projecting your fucking insecurities onto her? And don’t even get me started on him getting onto her for wearing heels because she wanted to look pretty. Like, excuse me!? Go die. Disrespectfully, go die.

And no, I don’t give a flying fuck that he loved her all along, and he didn’t know how to express it, and that he wouldn't have been able to confess cuz blah, blah, blah. No. Fuck you lot for trying to justify this behaviour. Our ML hated the FL and yet couldn’t help but love her. He pursued her DESPITE her being hung up on the SL. And what does our SL do? He calls her pathetic, doesn’t believe or defend her when she’s getting ganged up on, scolds her when she wears heels, lets countless opportunities go, and fucking expects the FL to follow him like a lost puppy.

And oh. OH. When he mentioned the promise. The rage I felt course through my body when he confronted her at the friend's wedding. Not only did he purposefully spill wine all over her hand because he was jealous, but he had the AUDACITY to be mad at her for “moving on”. I can’t. I’m sorry, if anyone likes this guy or even remotely tries to defend him, you're on my hit list. It’s giving bullying the girl you like, but in this case, he’s a fucking adult, he graduated at the top of his class and works at one of the most prestigious places. Get this stinky attitude out of my face.

And when he lost his shit, I was terrified. That was the look of a man who would hit you if you weren’t in public. Kudos to the actor because my god, he was able to make this man terrifying and annoying and so hateful. And Xiguang is a better person than me cuz I would have at least slapped him for the way he was grabbing her wrist. Talking about some missed opportunities and having nothing left to lose. Motherfucker you bought this upon yourself, go suck a cactus and choke. Fucking hell.

I can’t believe I spent this long talking about this loser. I just can’t stand him one bit. And this is the first time a SL made me this enraged. This drama got so much hype, and I can totally see why it did, but I guess it just wasn’t for me. I got the hype, but the hype didn’t hit me unfortunately.


Let’s talk about the positives now cuz I spent far too long talking about that annoying being that is a wet sock.

- I loved the character relationships. The friendships and dynamics were absolutely solid, and I liked how we gave every single one of them enough time. FL and her cousin might just be my favourite dynamic of all time. They’re so adorable, especially in the more serious moments.

- The main couple are amazing. I mainly watched this show for its romance, and I’m not ashamed to say it. Yusen is the perfect man and an incredible yearner. How Xiguang didn’t jump his bones from the get-go is beyond me. I think I focused more on Yusen’s face than I did on the actual show. Song Wei Long is a gorgeous man, and that face card of his has never once declined.

- I appreciate how down-to-earth both the leads were despite being rich. And glad that we didn’t do the whole poor girl x rich CEO trope that we usually see. They were at the same level, and that was a breath of fresh air. Sometimes I even forgot they were rich lmao. The scene where Xiguang claimed her mans in front of all the rich business people had me screaming. Like yes girl, that man belongs to you!!

- We got to see ML’s struggles with accepting not being a neurosurgeon anymore more than I expected. Honestly, I thought we were gonna forget that as the show went on, but it was one of the main focal points of the story, and I was so happy. Even the fact that we got to see him in medical situations, and how much he misses it. Glad he got to go back to doing a job related to it.


Now onto everything else I didn’t like apart from Zhuang Xu:

- The CGI in this show was fucking horrendous, my god. It made me laugh. Budget couldn’t have been that bad, right?

- As much as I loved all the medical stuff, I feel like that was just a gimmick to make this series stand out from the rest of the office romance dramas out there. Yeah, the guy went through a life-changing tragedy, and he had to change careers, but I feel like he could have done something that wasn’t a CEO. I don’t know, you could just tell the writer wanted an office romance, but wanted this to stand out somehow and figured, hey, what do the girlies also love? Oh yeah, hot doctors! Like, the ML is the youngest AND the top neurosurgeon, but also a CEO? Come on, pick one or the other. I get that Chinese MLs can basically do anything, but even this is a bit of a stretch. I guess they somehow managed to link it back to his childhood backstory, but still.

- Story felt incredibly slow. I’m amazing with slow-burn dramas. Some of my favourites are slow burns that don’t have much going on in them plot-wise. But this show just didn’t do it for me. The start was pretty solid, but somewhere in the middle, it got so boring and draggy that I had to use my skip button. Maybe because I liked the medical stuff more than the business. Which really doesn’t bode well when this is an office romance.

- The weddings. I’m sorry, did we blow out the budget in the last two weddings? What the hell was that? They’re the main couple, and we don’t even get a proper wedding? When the hell can we start having proper modern wedding scenes in Chinese dramas? I’m sick and tired of this shit.

- Ending lowkey felt rushed. Don’t know why we always have to include them having children. I mean, it was cute, but that’s always the ending. Give me a proper wedding instead, damn it!!

I guess this was about it, really. The edits made me watch this show, and I think this is the first time that the edits were better. Which is sad to say, because I love Zhao Jin Mai, and I was so excited to see her back on my screen. But I guess it is what it is. LIN YUSEN, YOU’RE STILL MY FAVOURITE!! AND ONCE AGAIN, FUCK ZHUANG XU!!

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When being each other's enemy is code word for being each other's world.

These two have fucking done it again. I knew SeaKeen were going to deliver no matter the script, and deliver they fucking did. No crumbs were left behind. The obstetricians are fucking gagged out how well this was delivered. I don’t even know if it’s a flex to say I was there since the start, but I’m turning it into one, cuz the moment I watched Only Boo, I knew these two were gonna be one of my top three favourite pairings. And I was fucking right. There has not been a single miss from these two. Every single one of their series has been a 9.5/10 or higher, and it can only go up from here.

The plot was the classic enemies-to-lovers trope (or annoyances-to-lovers, shall we say) that everyone knows and loves. However, where this excels, where other series let me down, is how J and Jinn still maintained their personalities even after they got together. I swear, some series it’s like they have a 180-degree character change and completely forget that they were trying to kill each other an episode ago, but here, Jin and Jerome are still each other’s biggest annoyances while also being each other’s entire worlds. And this, this was exactly what made me fall in love with them so much.

You could tell how they loved each other, even before they got together; it was just the way, no matter what happened, they were always together. Their interests, friends, everything. Jerome could deny it all he wanted at the start, but he was literally obsessed with Jinn, just as much as Jinn was obsessed with him. Because really, you’re telling me Jerome was out here flirting with anyone Jinn was interested in, and Jinn was still head over heels for this man since he was fucking 7?! Losers! Both of them! The downbadism is terrible with both of them!

And can we just talk about their love for a second because I WANT WHAT THEY HAVE!!! The way Jinn had his reservations about Jerome actually liking him cuz of what happened in the past, legit shouting at the boy and ignoring him, but the moment Jerome goes missing, he’s the first one there!! And the fact that the moment Jerome realised he loved Jinn, boy dived in head first and didn’t fucking look back. Before, behind all their bickering, you could hear the annoyance, frustration and hate for each other. But slowly, behind every one of Jinn’s snide comments, you could tell he was nothing but a tsundere who loved all the attention, that, no matter what he says, he does in fact love J so much cuz he'll always remind him that he's been in love with him since he was 7 years old, that he's so fucking scared that J is going to get hurt or disappear and always holds onto him to tightly and treats him so gently. And behind all of Jerome’s teasing, which was done in spite before, now you hear and see all the love he holds for Jinn, how much he adores this boy and isn't afraid to let him know, will endure so much pain just because he wants Jinn to be alive. Their personalities never changed; it’s the meaning behind all the teasing, bickering, and fighting that changed into love. And it made so much sense that Jerome was the clingy one in the relationship, because that was basically what he was like even before, so the transition just felt natural.

And don’t even get me fucking started on the break-up scene!!! THESE TWO. I SWEAR TO GOD THESE TWO. I HATE THEM SO MUCH I CAN’T!!

“I’m done thinking it through.”

“I was done the moment you walked out my door.”

FUCK OFF. ACTUALLY FUCK OFF. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH THAT THEIR BREAK-UP DIDN’T EVEN LAST TWO SECONDS. That break-up was so short that the writers didn’t even bother showing us what happened between daytime and nighttime. And that is where I give the characters my biggest flowers. They get all the flowers. Jinn’s fear was totally valid. He was scared that he was being loved out of pity. Scared that Jerome only loved him cuz of the visions, and that one day he would leave him, just like his dad had on the family. But where other characters in Jinn’s position would take like two episodes to mull over this, he thought about his feelings. Thought about Jerome’s feelings. And realised, yeah, this boy does fucking love me. He has shown me he loves me. We love to see emotionally mature characters that think for more than two seconds. Fuck yes!

The bickering, the love, the tenderness, the adoration, the tension and sweetness. The COMMUNICATION!!! Ughhhh, I hate them so much!!!

Now, lets talk about the actual shtick of the show. But first of all, let me give Sea my love and applause. Can we just appreciate how much his acting is improving with every series? I didn’t even think his acting was that bad in Only Boo, but the difference! I’m so proud of him!! He did such an excellent job portraying a character like Jerome, and honestly speaking, Sea fits this archetype so fucking well. That shit-eating grin of his is hot. If Jinn didn’t want him, fucking hell, I would’ve taken him for myself. Like, everytime Jinn gazes at Jerome, that is the face of a man that has been yearning for YEARS. And yeah, I totally get Jinn. Cuz I too would want to hold onto Jerome. Have yall seen that man?? A piece of art, I tell you.

And he did so well in the emotional and hard-hitting scenes as well. You could tell he was in so much pain because of all these nightmares, could tell that he was in so much anguish because he just wanted Jinn to be okay and alive and be happy. Episode 5, the scene where Jinn stops him, and he breaks down. Absolute perfection. I replayed that scene so many times I think I broke my back button. You could tell that these dreams/visions were doing a number on him, with each time he says, “I don’t want to be like this anymore,” he gets more upset, and his voice breaks, and he starts crying because all of this was just too much, and he just didn’t know what to do. It was so beautiful that I started crying. And the way that, despite all of this pain eating up at him, to the point where he’ll force himself to sleep and get nosebleeds just to get these dreams, he still smiles and teases Jinn because that’s just who he is. He puts that shit-eating grin on because he doesn’t want anyone to worry, because all he cares about is Jinn and to make sure Jinn is okay and alive. Can you tell I fucking love Jerome? He’s my favourite character in all of this if it wasn’t clear already.

Now, the dreams. I saw so many people complaining that the dreams were so repetitive and that Jerome was doing nothing about it and that the eps were so slow blah blah blah. Like people, are we even watching the same show? I get that this is a P’New show, and it’s basically written in the stars to hate on him, but can we give this man credit when credit is due? Yes, I, too, have my reservations about him and don’t like all his directing in all his series, but he has his shows. Cough cough Until We Meet Again? Only 12%? Yeah, he hasn’t had his hits lately, but I know this man can do angst if you give him the right material. And this series? Yeah, this was it.

Those dreams were done perfectly. Shown as many times it was needed. Because if people actually paid attention instead of complaining, they would notice how, even though the dreams were repetitive, there were small differences in them because Jerome was slowly changing the future. Jinn finding out about his dad – the dream that was used the most. The first time J had it, the dream was set two years in the future. But slowly, you see the dream shift two years forward to the present time. Then, you notice how it doesn’t take place in the night anymore, but daytime. It’s small details like this that made this show so fucking interesting, and I don’t understand how people missed it so badly.

And don’t even get me started on how the dreams were done, because fucking hell, P’New this fucking genius. Don’t get used to it, my guy, but you can get a cookie for this cuz you fucking deserve it. When J had his first dream, we, the audience, and he himself could tell it was a dream. But little by little, as the eps go by, Jerome stops being able to tell what is real and what is a dream. At this point, we, the audience, can still tell. But then, ep 9 happens. The audience gets to experience what Jerome has been feeling this whole time – the feeling of not being able to tell reality from dreams. And did it work? Fuck yes. We all thought that Jinn crashed that fucking car, and bloody hell did it give us a heart attack. Well, at least my heart was racing. It was so subtly done that I don’t think many people realised it, but my god, was this small detail so brilliant. And again, Sea’s acting really sold this.

Now, onto my toxic boys. If JeromeJinn were the enemies to lovers, FarmVan were the lovers to enemies. And listen, do I love Van’s character? 100%. But do I like him? Fuck no. I don’t care how much of a pretty crier he is (Java, you absolute beauty, you don’t deserve any hate), he can fuck a cactus. I love the complexity of his character. I love that love doesn’t change this man overnight. I love that we didn’t solve his issues in two episodes and actually got to explore them. But if I ever see him on the streets, I will fight him. The way he made my blood boil is honestly amazing. My blood pressure was so high I had to take deep breaths cuz he was pissing me off. It’s one thing to be an asshole and not know it. It’s another thing to know you’re an asshole and still try and explain your fucking reasoning. Thank fucking god friends like Mai exist. Cuz that boy clocked his shit, ate him up, and kicked him to the curb. He set Van straight, and I fucking stood up and clapped.

And Farm, my beautiful, you don’t deserve this shit. But this boy has too much of a spot for Van to actually care. But when he blew the cigarette smoke onto Van’s face? Yeah, I know that’s right. I screamed and replayed because FUCK YES!! DO IT AGAIN!! At least he gave Van the cold shoulder, which I appreciate a lot. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Van suffer. Farm is better than me because I would have done more.

And on that note, can we talk about how real this friendship group is? One thing I love about shows like this is the friendship grounds. And sometimes, when they only have like five to four people in the group, the friendship part isn’t fully shown. But here, it was so adorable. The fact that they gave Van shit for his actions, but all cared for him cuz yeah, he’s a shithead, but he’s their shithead. The fact that even though Farm wasn’t comfortable with Van, but J was like, fuck that, you're my best friend and you're gonna be there no matter what. Just little things that make this show even more endearing to me.

And Mai. I can’t just not talk about Mai. Someone please give JJ a lover. I beg. This man is single in every universe, and it's so funny but so sad at the same time lmao. I just love how he never attends his classes and is just hanging out with the other four in their building. Friendship goals.

Other stuff:

- Um… what happened to the car racing? It was such an integral part of the plot, but then it just… vanished? I know Jerome was banned from racing by his mum, but I thought we’d at least get one more scene of them racing.

- Beam. Where did this boy disappear to after J dumped his ass? He seriously didn’t deserve to be caught between their rivalry. I felt so bad for him.

- The resolution with the dad. Honestly, I think Jinn forgave too easily. But at the same time, I really understand him, cuz being with Jerome really changed him as a person. Like his mum said. I’m just a petty bitch, cuz that man should be grovelling to get back in my life if I were Jinn.

- I appreciate that, despite Jerome being childish and silly, he still had moments where he was being mature. And you could tell when he was. It really added to the fact that he was being influenced by his future self.

- How the hell did Jinn's mum just believe Jerome that quickly?? Miss ma'am didn't even question it and was like, okay, so what should I do lmao. Love the efficiency, but there was just no way she didn't think this boy she loves like a son is absolute bonkers. And she told Jinn’s dad??? And he just what, accepted it as well?? I just know this man must have been like tf did everyone drink while I was gone.

- Keen’s acting! As much as I feel bad for him for not winning Project Alpha, I’m so happy that he decided to give acting a shot. He’s just so good at it. The scene when he finally confronted his dad and shouted his lungs out? Fucking hell. I was scared.

- The amount of hospital scenes. Fucking hell, they should be glad they're rich, cuz those medical bills are gonna be horrendous. I just know the doctor and all the staff are tired of their asses.

- Again. GIVE JJ A LOVER!!!

This series tricks you into thinking it’s a nice little enemies-to-lovers slice of life, campus romance, then hits you with a fucking truck and brings you through the torment train with Jerome. It did an excellent job at balancing the two perfectly, and I’m coming back to watch it ten times over again. I’m gonna miss having eps on Sundays. JeromeJinn, FarmVan, Mai, you have made my weekends, and have defo made it to my 2026 BL list!

And “Turns Out, It’s You” has to be the most addictive song ever. I have been looping that shit like it's drugs. Ugh, I love this show so much it physically hurts. I’m gonna miss them so much!!

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Rewatched it recently and it's still as amazing. Ep 8 had me breaking down once more like no tomorrow. Every episode had. Istg Lee Do Hyun is actually one of my favourite actors of all time. This man can ACT. Name one other person that can act like an old man in the body of a teenager, pretending to be a teenager, but failing miserably. Like, you can't even tell there is a big age difference between him and the main actress, cuz boy, oh, boy the chemistry was chemistrying man. It was off the charts. And it didn’t even feel weird in the slightest, cuz boy wasn't even pretending to be 18. Only Lee Do Hyun people! ONLY HIM!!

The way this show shot up to the top of my favourite Korean dramas of all time is actually not funny. I love the movie 17 Again, the best thing Zac Efron did after High School Musical, so when I found out there was a Korean re-make I jumped on that without a second thought. I thought it was going to be something stupid and goofy as the original with some heartfelt moments, BUT BOY, OH BOY, WAS I WRONG. This show was nothing but an emotional wreck with heartfelt moments that had goofiness sprinkled in. I was so scared they were gonna keep the weird incestuous undertones, but I'm so glad they go above and beyond to make sure there are no misunderstandings anywhere.

This wasn't just a show about a guy turning 18 and getting back his life, this was about a guy returning to 18 and re-learning about his life and how valuable everything is to him. And not just him, but the whole family. They all start to realise just how important their father/husband is to them, despite them all not giving two shits about him before. This is how you write flawed characters, and watching them all learn and grow as people was one of my favourite things ever. The moment I started sobbing uncontrollably in episode 3, I knew this show was going to be unreplaceable in my heart. And don't even get me started on the little snippets of the baby twins and the ML in the end credits, every single one of them had me crying like no tomorrow. All these problems weren't something ridiculous or out of this world, it was just real-life mundane issues. Communication. Lack of time. Explosions after bottling up emotions for too long. They were human, they felt human, and it was why it was so much sweeter and heart-wrenching to watch them progress as the show goes because they start realising their mistakes and learn how to improve on that. And FL and ML only loving each other even after the divorce is just the kinda of romance you don't see everyday.

I have so much love for this show that words could not describe it.

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Angel's Last Mission: My Therapy Bills

"I loved you. I love you. And I'll keep loving you." — The line that single-handedly made me binge this. I laughed, screamed and cried. My tears have given the world an extra ocean. When I mean love, this is what I mean. The type of love that heals, hurts, and makes them go insane for one another. The love she had for him was boundless. And the love he had for her had no limits. "If I can see him because I'm insane, then I wish to remain insane." — I WANT MORE OF THIS HEART WRENCHING, WORLD SHATTERING, ALL CONSUMING LOVE. THIS SHOW IS TOO UNDERRATED!! I NEED MORE PEOPLE TO WATCH IT!! My eyes hurt from crying, they are burning and I still wanna keep watching clips of this show despite making me tear up. I don't know what I'm going to do with my life now that I've finished this. I need more dramas like this, but I know I won't find anything as close.

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This wasn't just a romance, it was a story about two people who were abandoned finding a home, family beyond blood, friends and love. It was a story about adventure, and how the destination never matters as long as you have the right people beside you for the journey. This show was hilarious, romantic, toxic, gut-wrenching and most of all, heart warming. The ending was sad, but the fact that the main guy was able to find what he was looking for was all one needed for the ending.

And special mentions to ahjussi. I felt so bad for him, but him being a big brother to the ML and finding his own path was everything I needed. And justice for Kharri. Poor kid did not deserve the shit he went through through. John Ma was the MVP of this series. Prove me wrong.

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A feel-good fantasy that heals the soul

This was genuinely the best feel-good fantasy drama ever. The comedy was amazing, and the dynamic of the characters were superb. The concept of the show had me hooked from the first read, and the way I dropped absolutely everything when I saw that this was completed just to watch it is not even funny. I have no fucking regrets. Stayed up until 4am giggling and crying my heart out. I swear, the dynamic of the main couple is honestly what I live for. I haven't seen a bickering couple like this in so long, and I loved every second of it. I was a wreck, A FUCKING WRECK, tears and buckets of tears coming down my eyes when Miao Miao realised Mu Sheng loved her. My heart actually broke into pieces, and I just know I'll end up crying again if I watch that scene again cuz you just remember how happy and giddy Sheng was when prepping everything until shit hit the bloody fan.

Now, that being said, everything was a 9-10/10 until that final episode. I liked the ending, don't get me wrong. That ending was exactly what I expected and I wouldn't have it any other way, or think of anything more suitable for it. HOWEVER. What was that last episode? Granted, I cried buckets watching it, but still. What was that? That shit came out of no where man. Yall could have built up to it a bit, but nope. They just shoved that shit in and completely forgot to foreshadow anything. What they did, and the message they were trying to tell was good, but bro? You can't just dash in last minute plot twists like that. It just makes it seem like it came out of no where and got crammed in cuz the writers wanted everything to be about the main leads. Also, what was that whole spiel about the black lotus? Ain't anyone going to explain that?

But honestly, other than that disappointing last ep (except ending), this was a top-notch fantasy drama. I need more found family, fighting demons, and going on adventure type shows. Or characters going into books/games and trying to get out plot lines. It's such an easy sell, and I'm its biggest victim. I'll eat it up every single time.

P.S. Ding Yu Xi with a long pony tail with bangs out had to be the prettiest thing I've seen all year. I genuinely could not stop staring at him. Had to pause my screen just to gawk and squeal.

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